I saw a video on spawnwave that talked today about what games people are enjoying in 2026 right now. And the different reactions of different social media/sites.

I personally am loving Wild Blue Skie s. Its just starfox. Thats what I want to play!

BALL x PIT is a whole lot of fun. I didn’t think it would be but it keeps getting better and better.

I also liked FTL back in the day so I picked up Void War . Its like warhammer + FTL and its fantastic.

EDIT: You all are great! Keep them coming! So many games (video games and otherwise) in this list!

  • diablicja@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I’ve recently returned to Genshin Impact. My kids played it for years before I decided to give it a chance, because c’mon, Chinese anime gacha game, what could possibly be there for me. Turns out, it has an excellent (and, to my limited knowledge, quite unique) combat system with elemental reactions and diverse enemies to whom you need to adjust your team. It’s fully possible to play for free and you can get a big boost for 10€ per month, so not exactly bank breaking. The only real downsides to the game are the long dialogues in the story quests, which keep getting even longer as the story progresses; and at times questionable quality of the writing.

    • MrOtingocni@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 days ago

      Honkai Star Rail has taken over my life, so I get where you’re coming from.

      What makes it so addictive for me was stumbling upon the fact that under the surface layer of the game/plot Hoyo is making very deep meta commentary about philosophical stances. And I’m not talking about those kinds of cheap plot enhancing surface concepts that games like to toss in to make it seem deep. I mean that the entire thing is built around the exploration of these concepts. It’s philosophical inquiry first, game second. It’s a ludicrous attempt that shouldn’t make any money at all, but the bulk of what they are saying is hidden and the flashy game stuff is promoted so it works.

      Because it’s couched in allegory and the playerbase is like 15, nobody believes me, lol. But there are videos from a guy who’s obviously a phd in philosophy who breaks down each chapter and explains it.

      Thankfully I am too much of a miser to be a gambling addict.

    • CaptainBasculin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      4 days ago

      I return to it like every 6 months just to follow the story, but it gets really repetitive after I finish the story and quit playing it soon after.